UFC 117 Fighter Payouts top $1m
MMASpark.com recently requested and received the list of officially disclosed paydays from the California State Athletic Commission.
Anderson Silva ($200,000), Matt Hughes ($200,000) and Jon Fitch ($108,000) were the top earners at this month’s UFC 117 event.
The total disclosed payroll for UFC 117 was $1.029 million which took place at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. [...]
Dana Claims Quick Replay at UFC 117 Helped Prevent Riot
UFC President Dana White talks about the initial confusion around the judges decision regarding the match between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen at UFC 117. He praises the production team and claims that if they hadn’t been so quick in getting the replay up so fast clearly showing the tap, then all hell would [...]
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MMASpark.com have collated the latest news and put it in one place for you from around the internet on UFC 117.
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UFC 117 draws reported 12,971 attendees for $1.56 million live gate
Ed Soares gives further details on Anderson Silva’s rib injury, insists Sonnen doesn’t deserve a rematch
Silva will Fight Whoever the UFC Wants
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UFC 117 Live Results
August 7, 2010 by Stuart
Filed under UFC 117, UFC Results
MMASpark.com will be here to bring you all of the latest live results and happenings from UFC 117.
Coverage of the event will kick off when the first fighters touch gloves at roughly 7:30 p.m. ET.
UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva faces off with decorated wrestler Chael Sonnen in a 185 lb title fight in [...]
UFC117 Pre-Fight Interviews
August 6, 2010 by Stuart
Filed under MMA Videos
Here are some of the interviews that we have collected from around the internet and rather than making a post about each one we’ve decided to throw them all in together for you!
Chael Sonnen Interview with HeavyMMA.com
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Ariel Helwani Interview with Dana White
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Ariel Helwani Open workout “Mashup” Video
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Ariel Helwani Interviews Anderson Silva
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Ariel Helwani Interviews Chael Sonnen
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Ariel [...]
ShareChael Sonnen claims Cyclist Lance Armstrong “gave himself cancer”
Chael Sonnen has been at it again, trash talking not only Anderson Silva but dragging cycling legend Lance Armstrong into his rants. Sonnen claims that the seven-time Tour de France winner gave himself cancer!
Speaking via MMAMania.com, Sonnen said:
“When you screw up, you have to own it. That stuff really gets under my skin. Take Lance [...]
Chael Sonnen Sounds Off about UFC 117
July 29, 2010 by Stuart
Filed under MMA Videos
A candid collection of sound bites from Chael Sonnen. Sonnen is not afraid to let the world know what he really thinks about Anderson Silva. Watch UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen Live on Pay-Per-View at 7pm PT/ 10pm ET on Saturday, August 7th.
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Sonnen wins war of words with Silva
Media conference calls have become a standard leading into a big fight, and UFC 117 was no different as middleweight champion Anderson Silva and top contender Chael Sonnen on Tuesday took to the phones to answer questions from journalists.
In one of the most memorable conference calls since Rashad Evans and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson took over [...]
UFC newcomer Todd Brown replaces Thiago Silva at UFC 117, meets Tim Boetsch
UFC newcomer Todd “Bulldog” Brown (15-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has replaced injured Thiago Silva (14-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) and now meets Tim Boetsch (11-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) at UFC 117.
In his place steps Brown, who according to agent Ken Pavia of MMAAgents.com, recently finalized a four-fight deal with the promotion.
UFC 117 takes place Aug. 7 [...]
Roy Nelson Believes Experience Could Be Key Against Dos Santos
July 25, 2010 by Stuart
Filed under MMA Videos
In his pre-fight interview with the UFC ahead of his August 7th clash with rising star Junior Dos Santos, TUF 10 champion Roy Nelson believes that his past experience could be a key factor.
“My advantage in this fight, I’d say it’s mental,” Nelson says. “It’s like, I’ve been through some tough losses, I’ve been through, [...]